A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 264

With a casual wave of her hand, Hailey dismissed the trivial matter. Her real concern, the one occupying her thoughts, was Bernard's surprising decision to seek out Eleanor.

Hailey asked with some confusion, "What did Bernard come to look for you for?"

Eleanor thought of Bernard's out-of-control appearance and said, "He said he's been in love with me for eight years and asked me to give him a chance."

After saying that, she gave a bitter smile, "Hailey, don't you think he's hilarious?"

It was hard to believe that his late affections were sincere, given how he treated her and yet claimed to love her.

Hailey's emotions muddled into a complex tangle as she grappled to regain composure from her initial shock.

"Eleanor, there's something I didn't tell you."

"Actually, after you 'died,' Bernard came to find you."

"When he found out about your death, he seemed to be in agony."

"But I was so immersed in my anger at him for causing your death that I didn't think much about it."

"Now that I hear you say he's been in love with you for eight years, I suddenly feel that maybe he really did love you..."

Yet, Hailey was confounded. If Bernard truly loved Eleanor, why would he abandon her? His actions were perplexing, even defending those miscreants at the expense of hurting Eleanor.

Since dating Cedric, Hailey had asked about Bernard a few times in order to take revenge.

But it seemed that Cedric knew the purpose of her seduction and remained silent about Bernard's affairs.

Now she couldn't figure out why Bernard would treat Eleanor like this...

Eleanor was momentarily stunned, grappling with the surprising reality that her supposed "death" could cause Bernard such profound anguish.

Her heart cracked slightly, but she felt that Hailey might have misunderstood, "He probably felt guilty."